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Eagles-Packers pregame thoughts and prediction: Can Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith take advantage of undermanned Packers secondary?

January 12, 2025

Jan 12, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun (53) walks out of the tunnel to warm up before an NFC wild card game against the Green Bay Packers at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images

1. Throughout the week, some of the commenters on our PHLY Eagles show have suggested that I’m giving the Packers too much credit. Perhaps they’re correct, but I’m not backing off my view — the Packers are one of the NFL’s top teams, they’re playoff-tested and they have a quarterback who can get hot. This is not a seven-game series. It’s one game in January against a team that is top 10 in DVOA on offense and defense. If Jordan Love plays like he did last January or the Eagles miss a tackle that makes a seven-yard gain a 70-yard gain, that could be a difference in a close game. The Packers are the best No. 7 seed since the playoff expansion, and six of their losses are against 14-win teams. ...

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